CA2007228A1 - Foldable gift basket - Google Patents

Foldable gift basket

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Publication number
CA2007228A1
CA2007228A1 CA002007228A CA2007228A CA2007228A1 CA 2007228 A1 CA2007228 A1 CA 2007228A1 CA 002007228 A CA002007228 A CA 002007228A CA 2007228 A CA2007228 A CA 2007228A CA 2007228 A1 CA2007228 A1 CA 2007228A1
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Prior art keywords
basket
receptacle
panels
end walls
cardboard
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CA002007228A
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French (fr)
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John W. Grossman
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/36Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections
    • B65D5/3607Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank
    • B65D5/3614Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body, at least one of the ends of the body remaining connected
    • B65D5/3628Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body, at least one of the ends of the body remaining connected collapsed along median lines of two opposite sides of the rectangular tubular body
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/46Handles
    • B65D5/46008Handles formed separately from the container body

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Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure A decorative, foldable cardboard basket for hand carrying and displaying selected items is disclosed. The basket comprises a central receptacle having connected side walls, end walls and a bottom section with linear fold lines in its end walls and bottom section that enable it to assume an essentially flattened configuration, and a bottom member for holding the receptacle in its opened, erect configuration. A pair of side panels of flexible material which may be provided with a distinctive design shape and graphics are attached to and extend above the side walls, each panel having an opening within an upper portion that forms a handle for the basket.

Description

4 Specification 6 This invention relates to a foldable cardboard 7 gift basket for carrying, displaying and packaging novelty 8 gift items, and more particularly one that can be readily g adorned with artistic and colorful graphics on its exterior Surface.

12 Backqround of the Invention 13 For many occasions it is desireable to provide a 14 unique and colorful manner in which to carry, display or present various items for use as gifts or other purposes.
16 Open baskets of different construction including woven wood 17 strips or wicker material have long been used. In some 18 instances paper or cardboard containers having an open top l9 have been devised, but in most instances such containers were cumbersome in construction and lacked any artistic 21 flair or novelty. Accordingly, a general object of this 22 invention is to provide a unique cardboard basket 23 construction which is not only well adapted for ease and 24 economy of manufacture but is also particularly well suited to incorporate artistic graphics on its exterior surface 26 thereby making such baskets highly desireable for gift 27 displaying, packaging and presenting.
28 Another object of the invention is to provide a 29 cardboard basket carrying small gifts or other items which is foldable into essentially a flat package when not in 31 use.
32 Yet another object of the invention is to provide 33 a cardboard gift basket with a central, foldable carrying 34 receptacle having side walls in combination with a pair of decorative exterior panels attached to the side walls that 36 extend above the carrying receptacle and are bendable 37 together to form a handle means for the basket.

1 Summary of the Invention 2 In accordance with the principles of the 3 invention a basket is provided which is comprised of three 4 die-cut parts. A first die-cut part is comprised of a plurality of panels and fold lines which when erected, will 6 form an open receptacle having a bottom, opposite side 7 walls and end walls and is suitable for carrying a wide 8 variety of relatively small items. The second and third 9 die-cut parts are planar panels of thin bendable cardboard each having a desired irregular shape and preferably 11 printed on its outer surface with decorative graphics.
12 These bendable panels are attached by suitable means to the 13 receptacle side walls so that a substantial portion of each 14 panel extends above the upper edges of the side walls. The basket can then be easily carried when the panels are held 16 together at their upper ends. When not in use, or when 17 shipped in quantity the center receptacle part of the 18 basket is foldable into substantially a flat package 19 requiring a minimum of space.
Other objects, advantages and features of the 21 invention will become apparent from the following detailed 22 description of one embodiment thereof taken in conjunction 23 with the accompanying drawing.

Brief Description of the Drawina 26 Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a cardboard 27 basket embodying principles of the present invention.
28 Fig. 2 is an exploded view in perspective of the 29 basket shown in Fig. 1, with the decorative side panels detached.
31 Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the basket 32 shown in Fig. 1.
33 Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the basket 34 shown in Fig. 1 with the flexed side panels shown in dotted lines as they appear when used as handles.
36 Fig. 5 is a top view of the basket according to 37 the invention.

1 Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the basket according 2 to the invention.
3 Fig. 7 is a flat pattern of the die-cut member 4 that can be folded to form the central receptacle for the s basket of Figs. 1-6.

7 Detailed Description of Embodiment 8 With reference to the drawing, Fig. 1 shows one g form of a cardboard basket 10 embodying principles of the present invention as it appears when fully erected to form 11 a device for carrying or displaying small items such as 12 wrapped gifts, candies or the like. In general, the basket 13 is comprised of three components namely an open box-like 14 central receptacle 12 and two decorative side panels 14 and 16 that are attached to opposite side walls 18 of the 16 receptacle and also serve as handles for the basket. All 17 three of these components are made from cardboard sheet 18 stock of suitable thickness (e.g. 0.02-0.04 inches) to 19 provide adequate strength and durability and preferably having an outer surface capable of accepting and retaining 21 colored printing. As shown, the side panels are preferably 22 die-cut to form a particular design along its periphery 23 that is associated with the colored graphics on their outer 24 surface. Whatever die-cut design is used, each side panel has an internal cut-out area 20 near its upper end (See 26 Fig. 3). Thus, as shown in Fig. 4, when the basket is used, 27 it may be carried with one hand by the side panels which 28 are bent together to form handles. The lower side portion 29 of each side panel is firmly attached to the outer surface of one side wall of the receptacle by a suitable adhesive.
31 The central receptacle has an end wall 22 32 connected to its side walls 18 and a bottom 24. The flat 33 pattern for the central receptacle 12 is formed on a 34 unitary die-cut sheet, as shown in Fig. 7. In the pattern shown, the two side walls 18 are essentially rectangular 36 panels which are connected to adjacent end walls by three 37 fold lines 26. Each end wall 22 is also generally 38 rectangular but each has a fold line 28 that is mid-way 1 between and parallel to its vertical side edges or the fold 2 lines 26. Extending above the top edge of end panel may be 3 a die-cut extended portion 30 that is part of the exterior 4 design graphics for the basket. On the outer edge of one side is a vertical tab member 32 that is used to hold the 6 receptacle together. Attached to a fold line 34 along the 7 bottom edge of one side wall 18 is an exterior bottom 8 member that has two portions 36 and 37 with oppositely g tapered outer edges 40 and separated by a fold line 42 that is parallel to the bottom edge of the adjoining side wall.
11 Attached to a fold line 44 along the bottom edge of the 12 other side wall 18 is an interior bottom panel member 46.
13 This member has outer end edges 48 that taper to a point so 14 that it will fit within the end walls of the receptacle.
Along fold lines 50 forming two opposite outer edges of the 16 panel member 46 are a pair of narrow tab members 52. A
17 similar tab member 54 is provided along a fold line 56 that 18 is parallel to the fold line 44 at the lower edge of the 19 adjacent side wall panel. Attached by a fold line 58 to the bottom edge of each end member 22 are a pair of tab 21 members 60 and 62 having a triangular shape which support 22 the end member 22 and hold it in a predetermined angular 23 position when the receptacle is erected. Each tab member 60 24 has an extended tab portion 64 which is connected to it by a fold line 66.
26 After the central receptacle is die-cut and 27 printed in the form shown in Fig. 7, it is formed into the 28 receptacle 12 by the connection of certain panels and tabs 29 using an adhesive. Thus, the tab member 32 is attached to inside edge surface of the end panel 22 at the opposite end 31 of the pattern blank. Each tab portion 64 is bonded to the 32 inside surface of the adjacent tab member 62. The inside 33 surface of the exterior bottom panel 37 is bonded to the 34 outer surface of the interior bottom member. When the aforesaid members are connected as described, the 36 receptacle 12 will fold into a substantially flat package 37 due to the fold lines 28 in the end walls 22, the fold 1 lines 42 in the bottom member 36 and the fold lines 66 in 2 the tab members 60 and 64.
3 In the folded position, the interior bottom 4 member 46 is folded upwardly and parallel to the side walls 18. When the receptacle 12 is erected into its open 6 position, the folded panels extend and the interior bottom 7 panel 46 moves downwardly adjacent the exterior bottom 8 panels as its tab members 52 and 54 hold the panel 46 9 against the inside surfaces of the opposite side wall and the end walls.
11 From the foregoing it is shown that the present 12 invention provides a unique, highly useful and also 13 decorative basket that can be easily erected and filled 14 with desired items and then be conveniently carried by the upper handle portions of the side panels 14 and 16 which 16 are fixed to the central receptacle 12. Since the side 17 panels are simple die-cut sheets they can have many 18 different shapes with a wide variety of external graphic 19 designs or artwork that can also be continuous on the exterior of the end panels. Using known die-cutting and 21 printing techniques, the baskets 10 according to the 22 invention can thus take many forms and can yet be made at 23 relatively low unit cost.
24 The above described preferred embodiments are intended to illustrate the principles of the invention, but not to 26 limit the scope of the invention. Various other 27 embodiments and modifications to these preferred 28 embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art, 29 without departing from the scope of the following claims.
31 WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

Claims (5)

1. A decorative, foldable cardboard basket for carrying and displaying selected items, comprising:
- a central receptacle having connected side walls, end walls and a bottom section, said receptacle having linear fold lines in its end walls and bottom section to enable the receptacle to assume an essentially flattened configuration, and means for holding said receptacle in its opened, erect configuration; and - a pair of side panels of flexible material, each said panel attached to and extending above side wall and having an opening within an upper panel portion that forms a handle for said basket.
2. The basket as described in claim 1 wherein central receptacle is formed as simple die-cut sheet of cardboard having panels and fold lines that enable it to assume both the flattened and erect configuration.
3. The basket as described in claim 1 where said side panels are separate die-cut pieces of cardboard with an irregular exterior edge that is compatible with multi-colored printing on the exterior of said panels.
4. The basket as described in claim 1 wherein said receptacle has fold lines in both its end walls and in its bottom section to facilitate being folded into its flattened configuration.
5. The basket as described in claim 1 wherein the exterior surfaces of both side panels and said end walls are provided with multi-colored printing.
CA002007228A 1989-01-10 1990-01-05 Foldable gift basket Abandoned CA2007228A1 (en)

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US07/295,652 US4896819A (en) 1989-01-10 1989-01-10 Foldable gift basket
US07/295,652 1989-01-10

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JP (1) JPH02219736A (en)
CN (1) CN1018354B (en)
AT (1) ATE107595T1 (en)
AU (1) AU635513B2 (en)
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DE (1) DE69010013T2 (en)

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ATE107595T1 (en) 1994-07-15
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CN1018354B (en) 1992-09-23
DE69010013D1 (en) 1994-07-28
JPH02219736A (en) 1990-09-03
DE69010013T2 (en) 1994-10-06
CN1044440A (en) 1990-08-08
US4896819A (en) 1990-01-30
AU4766790A (en) 1990-07-19
AU635513B2 (en) 1993-03-25

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